Dionysius of Halicarnassus (History of Archaic Rome VII 3-11), deriving from Timaeus of Tauromenium, offers a detailed picture of the life and deeds of Aristode- mus of Cumae, and describes him as a «tyrant». The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that Aristodemus, despite being a «demagogue» hated by the Cumaean aristocracy, was actually a king (βασιλεύς), with political, military and religious powers.
Bianchi, E., Cuma e la tirannide di Aristodemo: aspetti politico-istituzionali, <<ERGA / LOGOI>>, 2015; 3 (1): 83-108. [doi:10.7358/erga-2015-001-bian] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/67751]
Cuma e la tirannide di Aristodemo: aspetti politico-istituzionali
Bianchi, Edoardo
2015
Abstract
Dionysius of Halicarnassus (History of Archaic Rome VII 3-11), deriving from Timaeus of Tauromenium, offers a detailed picture of the life and deeds of Aristode- mus of Cumae, and describes him as a «tyrant». The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that Aristodemus, despite being a «demagogue» hated by the Cumaean aristocracy, was actually a king (βασιλεύς), with political, military and religious powers.
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